A 28-year-old woman from Washington, D.C., died on Monday afternoon in a water-related incident in front of the village of Avon at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore). At approximately 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 4, a 911 call was placed to report an unresponsive visitor in the ocean in the northern section of Avon. A […]
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Almost 400 college students from more than a dozen countries spent their summer vacation on the Outer Banks working in a variety of roles with the region’s largest grocery store chain. Food Lion operates six stores on the Outer Banks in Corolla, Southern Shores, Kill Devil Hills, Nags Head and Avon, with over 300 full […]
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A high risk of rip currents continues on Monday, September 4, for all Outer Banks beaches from Cape Lookout to the Virginia border, per an update from the National Weather Service. A high risk of rip currents means that the surf zone is dangerous for all levels of swimmers, and beachgoers should stay out of […]
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Birdwatchers at the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge were surprised to encounter a flock of rare visitors over the weekend – a group of pink flamingos that paid the Outer Banks a visit after Hurricane Idalia. Flamingo sightings have been reported in various states all along the East Coast over the past few days, including […]
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Dare County has announced that Meaghan Leenaarts Beasley, who has served as reference librarian for the Dare County Library since December 2021, has been promoted to the position of Dare County Librarian following the retirement of longtime East Albemarle Regional Library System Director Jonathan Wark. Wark’s last day of service to Dare County was Thursday, […]
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The Coast Guard suspended its search for 47 year-old Scott Johnson, Sunday, pending the development of new information. The Coast Guard began their search for Johnson and his dog, Baxter, Thursday after a Dare County, North Carolina, dispatcher reported Johnson was last seen by a neighbor on Aug. 22 and detectives located his truck and […]
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From Wobx.com N.C. Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has set a hearing date for a request to raise insurance rates for rental properties that could lead to an increase of more than 75 percent on new and renewing wind and hail policies for vacation and full time rental houses on the Outer Banks. Causey said the […]
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A high risk of rip currents continues on Saturday, September 2, for all Outer Banks beaches, per an update from the National Weather Service. A high risk of rip currents means that the surf zone is dangerous for all levels of swimmers, and beachgoers should stay out of the water. The elevated rip current risk […]
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Outer Banks Forever, the local nonprofit partner of the Outer Banks’ national parks, recently announced that its annual “Adopt a Sea Turtle Nest” program, (which occurs every year during the summertime nesting season), has been extended, and will continue until Sunday, September 10. “It’s been a busy sea turtle nesting season on the Cape Hatteras National […]
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There are four deep-space objects worth looking for in September! This is the Western Veil Nebula, NGC 6960. With a visual magnitude of +5.00, you might think it would be easy to see with the naked eye. But in reality, it’s difficult to see unless you’re using an OIII filter on a telescope. The […]
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